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Scuba diving travel to Indonesia
Bali liveaboards,
M/V Mermaid 1 liveaboards diving in Bali and Resorts Hotels |
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M/V
Mermaid1 Scuba Diving in Bali Travel Indonesia Liveaboards
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Mermaid 1
Liveaboards Luxury diving
trip
Indonesia.
Indonesia Dive Liveaboards
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BALI -
KOMODO - BALI
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M/V
Mermaid I is a 28 metre, double
engine steel motor yacht. She comfortably holds 15 guests in 1 Master State
Room (king bed), 1 Single and 4 Deluxe Cabins (double or twin beds) and 2
Standard Cabins (double/twin beds) below deck. The master, single and deluxe
cabins have private bathrooms, mini bars and panoramic sea view windows. The
standard cabins are below decks with private bathroom and mini bar. There is
a wide stern dive platform with two exit ladders and fresh water showers.
Great food is served in our “Sawasdee Restaurant” with large windows to
enjoy the views. After meals relax with our TV/Video and music center,
library and a full selection of marine life books. There are two outside
decks, one shaded with outside seating and the other on top with sun chairs.
NITROX is available on every cruise.
Below are cruise prices and details to assist you with your guest’s
inquiries. Our professional booking team is standing by to answer any
questions you have within 24 hours of receipt of your request |
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Double Bed en-suit Cabin |
Twin Bed en-suit Cabin |
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Free
Transfers:
Transfers are included on departure and
arrival days from Denpasar International
airport (DPS), Kuta, Sanur, Nusa Dua,
Jimbaran, Benoa and Seminyak regions. These
are the main tourist regions of Bali, and
the free transfers will ensure hassle free
transport to and from Mermaid I and Mermaid
II.
Convenient Departure location:
We depart out of Benoa Harbour which is
conveniently located in between Kuta and
Sanur beach and only a quick 30 minute ride
from the airport. No more 4 hour mini-bus
rides to remote parts of the island!
Departures and arrivals:
All cruise departure will be approximately
1600 hours and arrival time back will be
0900 hours giving a lot of time to catch a
same day flight.
First class
luxury liveaboards diving at affordable
prices!
We offer
exceptional value when compared to other
boats operating in the region in both price
and in comfort. |
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The Mermaid 1 liveaboards is
one of the few boats to offer full Enriched Air or Nitrox on board.
And, for those of you not yet Nitrox certified, we offer these courses right
on board for your convenience, also offers full photography services to our
guests. We have spacious camera tables and plenty of 200 V power points for
charging strobes, batteries, digital cameras, or underwater lights. We also
have E-6 onboard processing for instant results. |
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MV MERMAID I -
Bali-Komodo-Bali 2008
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Trip |
Departure
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Arrival |
Destination
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D/N |
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MMI
1/08K |
07-Jun-08 |
14-Jun-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
6/7 |
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MMI
2/08K |
14-Jun-08 |
21-Jun-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
6/7 |
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MMI
3/08K |
21-Jun-08 |
28-Jun-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
6/7 |
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MMI
4/08K |
30-Jun-08 |
09-Jul-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
8/9 |
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MMI
5/08K |
10-Jul-08 |
19-Jul-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
8/9 |
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MMI
6/08K |
20-Jul-08 |
29-Jul-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
8/9 |
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MMI
7/08K |
30-Jul-08 |
08-Aug-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
8/9 |
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MMI
8/08K |
08-Aug-08 |
17-Aug-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
8/9 |
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MMI
9/08K |
17-Augl-08 |
26-Aug-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
8/9 |
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MMI
10/08K |
26-Aug-08 |
04-Sep-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
8/9 |
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MMI
11/08K |
04-Sep-08 |
13-Sep-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
8/9 |
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MMI
12/08K |
14-Sep-08 |
23-Sep-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
8/9 |
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MMI
13/08K |
24-Sep-08 |
03-Oct-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
8/9 |
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MMI
14/08K |
05-Oct-08 |
14-Oct-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
8/9 |
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MMI
15/08K |
14-Oct-08 |
23-Oct-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
8/9 |
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MMI
16/08K |
23-Oct-08 |
01-Nov-08 |
Bali - Komodo - Bali |
8/9 |
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Price per pax |
Accommodation |
6d+7n Komodo |
8d+9n Komodo |
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Budget Cabin |
2 twin beds |
US$ 1,695 |
US$ 2,195 |
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Deluxe Cabin |
1 double or 2 twin |
US$ 1,995 |
US$ 2,565 |
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Master Cabin |
1 king size bed |
US$ 2,395 |
US$ 3,095 |
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Single Cabin |
1 twin bed |
US$ 2,395 |
US$ 3,095 |
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Day
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6 Days - 7
Nights Description
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Dives
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Saturday |
Check-in on
board MV Mermaid I between 14:00-16:00 hours in Benoa
Harbour Bali. After the boat and safety briefing, we'll
set up equipment and you can settle into your cabin.
Dinner will be served approx 19:00 hours as we cruise
into the sunset on overnight journey to Moyo Island,
north west Sumbawa. |
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Sunday |
Start your
adventure with a great dive in the calm, clear waters of
Angel Reef at Moyo Island. Massive elephant ear and
barrel sponges, schools of long fin banner fish and red
tooth triggers. In their hundreds, frog fish, nudibrancs,
eels, surgeon fish, snapper, dog tooth tuna checking out
what is for lunch ! Visit the local village then its
lunch for us ! Next is a great dive at Panjang Reef –
are the pygmy seahorses around ? Then we cruise 2 hours
to Satonda Island for a world class night dive after
watching a million bats fly at sunset. After a great
dive and dinner we cruise overnight to Sangeang Island,
off the north coats of Sumbawa. |
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Monday |
2 dives at
Sangeang Island for rare nudibrancs, pygmy seahorse and
underwater hot springs that support this very unique
marine life. Cruise to Gili Banta for exhilarating dives
at Tanduk Rusa for big fish and amazing corals or GPS
Point, famous for its sharks and pelagics. Then we enter
the Komodo National Park and night dive at Gili Darat
South Passage - sleeping turtles, colourful reef stone
fish, Spanish dancers – calm sea- a great place to stay
the night. |
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Tuesday |
If the tide is
right we hunt grey reef shark and dolphin at Taka Toko
Gili Lawalaut. Dive 2 is a fast drift with pelagics and
manta at Lighthouse Reef or the Old Passage. Then
Crystal Rock awesome soft corals and the chance for
sharks, turtles, giant Maori wrasse, a ‘fish soup” dive
with a high chance of eagle rays too ! Then we cruise
south for fascinating night dive at Pink Beach near the
entrance to the Komodo National Park |
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Wednesday |
Start your day with an exciting visit to Komodo National
Park to walk with the dragons !
Then relax as we cruise 2 hours south to Horseshoe Bay
Rinja Island. Spectacular
diving awaits at the world famous site Cannibal Rock –
rare nudibrancs, frogfish, spectacular corals, sponges,
ascidians, huge black coral bushes, turtles, cuttlefish,
loads of reef fish too ! Watch dragons on the beach,
monkey, deer, wild pigs along the shore, go beach
combing…. Maybe even a chance to follow whales and
dolphin feeding in the calm bay. We overnight at this
peaceful place, night diving at one of the many fabulous
spots |
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Thursday |
The Three
Sisters call us to Padar Island for sharks and
nudibrancs, surgeon fish and devil
Rays. Manta Alley or Takat Makasar follows for the
chance for a manta aggregation – WOW ! Batu Bolung aka
“Current City” is the home for large Napolean Wrasse,
turtles, blue fin trevally Or maybe a dive at Tatawa
Kecil – we check out the currents first to make sure the
dive will be cool for everyone on board ! Then we say
goodbye to Komodo National Park with a fabulous Night
dive at Gili Banta with Coral Cta Shark and more then we
cruise west enjoying a post dinner night dive along the
way. Overnight we cruise to Satonda Island
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Friday |
We enjoy two
fantastic dives at Satonda and Moyo Islands for more
chances for ghost
pipe fish, ribbon eels, turtle, cuttlefish and more
before we cruise overnight to Benoa in the south of
Bali.
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Saturday |
After
breakfast we transfer you ashore at 9am to continue your
vacation…or its time to head home to start planning your
next Mermaid cruise ! |
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TOTAL
DIVES
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20
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Day
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8 Days - 9 Nights Description
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Night 1 |
Check-in on board MV Mermaid I
between 14:00-16:00 hours in Benoa Harbour Bali.
After the boat and safety briefing, equipment is
prepared then settle into your cabin. Dinner is served
at approx 19:00 hours as e cruise overnight to Moyo
Island off the north west coast of Sumbawa. |
Night 2/
Day 1 |
Start your adventure with a great
dive in the calm, clear waters of Angel Reef at Moyo
Island.
Massive elephant ear and barrel sponges, schools of long
fin banner fish and red tooth triggers
In their hundreds, frog fish, nudibrancs, eels, surgeon
fish, snapper, dog tooth tuna checking out what is for
lunch ! Visit the local village then its lunch for us !
Then we cruise to Satonda Island
for a a macro dive followed by a world class night dive
after watching a million bats fly at sunset.
After a great dive and dinner we cruise overnight to
Sangeang Volcano off the north coast of Sumbawa. |
Night 3/
Day 2 |
The Nusa Tenggara region has some
extremely interesting and unique marine life. Today we
spend the day diving around Sangeang Volcano - 2-3 dives
for rare nudibrancs, pygmy seahorse, leaf scorpion fish,
blue ribbon eels, black sand diving with all its
treasures and underwater hot springs that support this
very unique marine environment. Night dive here too or
head on over to Gili Banta for the chance for Star
Gazers and coral cat shark. |
Night 4/
Day 3 |
Current depending, we start the day
at GPS Point Gili Banta famous for its sharks and
pelagic fishes.
Then we enter the Komodo National Park and for more
exhilarating blue water/fish soup diving !
Gili Lawalaut has several great dives - if the tide is
right we hunt grey reef shark and dolphin at Taka Toko
Gili Lawalaut. Lighthouse Reef and The Old Passage offer
fast drifts with pelagics, maybe manta ! Crystal Rock
offers awesome soft corals in gold and orange hues plus
the chance for sharks, turtles, giant Maori wrasse, a
‘fish soup” dive. Tonight we dive the famous Pink Beach
- spectacular colours and frogfish, slipper lobster,
basket stars, robust sea cucumbers unqiue to the area
plus more ! |
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Day 4 |
Start your day with an
exciting visit to Loh Liang Komodo National Park to walk
with the dragons ! And as we quietly walk through the
bush setting look out for Komodo dragons, deer, wild
boar and birds.
Then relax as we cruise south to dive the Three Sisters
or Pillarsteen at Padar Island. Next stop is a diver's
paradise - Horseshoe Bay Rinja Island - home of one of
the top 10 dives in the world-
Cannibal Rock - an abundance of corals, sponges,
ascidians, sea apples, black corals, turtle, cuttlefish,
loads of reef fishes too ! Here we can also watch
dragons scavenging on the beach, monkey, deer, wild pigs
along the shore, go beach combing…. Maybe even a chance
to follow whales and dolphin feeding in the calm bay. We
overnight at this peaceful place, diving at one of the
many fabulous spots. |
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Day 5 |
More world class dives roday as we
relax in Horseshoe Bay Rinja Island - the Yellow Wall of
Texas is absolutely stunning covered with enormous
yellow soft corals. Go slowly along the wall looking for
unique creatures but don't forget to look out into the
blue to see what's coming by…maybe e make a deep dive to
check if the tiny yellow pygmy seahorses are on the
giant gorgonians at depth.
Nusa Kode offers more walls and critter chances coupled
with white tip reef sharks etc ! Torpedo Alley is famous
for its "electric" rays and perhaps one of the best
night dives of your life for critter fanciers. |
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Day 6 |
Today we'll head on over to Manta
Alley to watch in awe as these magnificent creatures
feed, play and get cleaned at the many cleaning
stations. In the afternoon we can check out more big
fish dives maybe at Loh Serah, Tatawa Kecil or the
infamous "Current City" Batu Bolong - come face to face
with reef sharks, turtles and giant Wrasse. Many good
night dives around here - Gili Darat is great for
sleeping turtles, colourful reef stonefish, spanish
dancers - calm sea - a good place to sleep. |
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Day 7 |
The diving around Gili Lawalaut,
Tatawa Kecil, Gili Darat is so awesome you will all want
more so today we make 2-3 dives in clear arm blue waters
- loads of fish both big and small. Then we'll head off
for a a night dive at either Gili Banta or maybe Batu
Putih in Sumbawa - both interesting sites. Overnight we
cruise back to Satonda and Sumbawa - solar powered
nudibranc, ghost pipefish anyone ? |
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Day 8 |
We enjoy two good dives around
Sumbawa and Moyo Islands - a chance to shoot anything
you missed at the trip beginning . Then the crew wash
your equipment for you while you relax on the sundeck or
downloading your pictures, enjoying our trip video as
well just before dinner with all your new friends. |
| Last Day |
After breakfast we transfer you
ashore at 9am to continue your vacation…or its time to
head home to start planning your next Mermaid cruise ! |
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TOTAL DIVES 28 Dives
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Departure and Arrival Times:
Guests are required to arrive in Bali no later than 14:00
hours which will allow us to make our planned 16:00 departure from Benoa
port. Final cruise departure time is subject to guest arrival times. Please
liaise with Mermaid Liveaboards if your flight times cannot fit this
schedule. Transfers:
Transfers from/to the airport or hotels in the south are free
of charge. From destinations in central and northern Bali , there is a small
charge. Please refer to the price list.
Guests arriving before 12 noon on departure day will be
transferred to Absolute Scuba at Sanur Beach where you can leave your
luggage in safety till boarding transfer at 15:00 hours. After meeting the
friendly crew at Absolute Scuba you can relax on the beach, enjoy a massage,
go sight seeing or shopping.
Pick up times :
14:30 ? Nusa Dua, Jimbaran; 15:00 Kuta Beach , Seminyak, Sanur Beach ; 13:00
Tulamben; 14:00 Candi Desa, Padangbai, Ubud; Time to be advised for Lovina
Beach and northern Bali
Water Temperature and Wetsuit recommendations:
The Flores Sea with its usually clear blue
waters, great visibility has water temperatures of approx 26-28 degrees
(northern dive locations) ? a 3-5 mm shorty is okay with most guests
comfortable with a 3-5mm long. The Sumba Sea (southern dive locations) has
an average temperature of approx 24 degrees ? the awesome diving let's you
forget about the cooler waters ! Think about a 5mm long possibly adding a
vest or renting a shorty to go over the top if you feel the cold. Hood,
gloves and booties are always a good idea for cooler waters.
Equipment on board:
Rental equipment is available on board. Our tanks are 12
litre steel and we have a few 15 litre steel/aluminium tanks available. Tank
valves are international and some DIN adapters are available on board. Any
dive equipment failure or loss will require you to rent a replacement from
Mermaid Liveaboards at our published rates. If Mermaid Liveaboard equipment
is lost/damaged, full replacement cost will be charged at the discretion of
the Cruise Director. Published equipment prices will be available on board.
Meals: Our Thai
cook is excellent, preparing a variety of Thai, Indonesian and Western
dishes. Please advise any special meal requirements on the guest information
form.
Currency: If possible, please pay all on board
costs in Indonesian rupiah. We suggest you
also have some rupiah for souvenir shopping in Komodo, massages, small items
etc at Sanur Beach . Exchange rates vary. The airport's rate is lower than
the rate you find at most small currency exchanges. Bank rates are low and
take a long time. US$ are accepted in the Komodo National Park but rupiah is
preferred. There are several currency exchange services and ATM machines
near Absolute Scuba and at the airport and ATM's at Benoa port. |
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Amr Nour Consulting
Co,. Pte Ltd
20 Cecil Street, #14-01 Equity Plaza, Singapore 049705
Tel:+66898715124 E-Mail :
info@amrnour.com |
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Scuba diving travel to Indonesia
Bali liveaboards |
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